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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1919
Page
13
The description notes Helen's blue and white checked gingham silk dress with narrow braid-like ribbon edging, yellow rose accents, crocheted roses, full yellow chiffon under sleeves, and a dark blue felted hat trimmed with a yellow rose. The outfit is described as simple and aimed for travel to the South next week.
In verse by Wilhelmina Stitch a tongue in cheek critique blames Dame Fashion for late Pennsylvania railroad trains. The poem jokes that narrow skirts slow women, urging fashion to end the trend and restore speed with bloomers replacing restrictive attire. The piece playfully targets societal norms and tech delays.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather for February 8 noting record lows of six below zero in 1851 and three below in 1917. He cites a warmest 63 degrees in 1877 and lists rain or snow on this date in several years including 1910 1911 1913 1914 1915 and 1918.
A reader panel discusses whether women should marry and raise children or keep careers. Voices favoring babies cite happiness and family duty, while others support independent work and financial security. Several writers urge balance and question male expectations, with anecdotes from mothers and sisters.
A homemaking tip describes making a butter substitute by grinding beef kidney suet, melting in a double boiler, straining, and cooling. Use as fat for cooking, baking, and puddings, with guidance on amounts for cakes, pies, bread, and puddings. Credits Mrs. G. R. Allen West Upton.
The Post prints another Lowell poem from daily selections honoring the poet's birth centennial on February 22. Today's choice continues the commemorative sequence with lines from his verse.
A reflective poem recalling ancient seasons and music of nature. The speaker questions memory and identity, imagining living again as both speaker and dreamt selves, amid moonlight and forest imagery, seeking a voice worthy of the world.
Former feature writer Nickels Walter Bird died recently. The funeral was held at his parents’ Dorchester home attended by family and friends including representatives from the Boston Sunday Post. Burial followed in Rockland Maine, his birthplace, with flowers from the Post staff and the High School of Commerce.
Recipes from Mrs H B Crosby include buttered nut candies rolled in confectioners sugar, stuffed figs with almonds or peanuts, stuffed dates with walnuts, oatmeal wafers, and a cheaper milk mix using evaporated milk and water. Also notes a full page of recipes in Sunday Post.
Walter Chambers, a war veteran with altered ideals, rejects a bank post and joins Beards farm venture in Dakota with the aim of partnership. He encounters Nance Richardson, now revealed as Beard’s sister, whose red blood and wartime dedication reaffirm his own transformed outlook. Katherine’s engagement to Jack Rogers ends as the social circle resumes its old pace.
The peg-top silhouette endures with large or medium hats and heavy sports silks returning. Tapestry coats and tunics in varied shapes appear. Baby Irish lace returns to popularity while the separate blouse and skirt trend grows. Cinderella silk and colored organdies dominate blouses and trims on gowns with organdie accents. Navy blue and cherry remain favored color pairings.
Horace Greeley born February 8, 1911, rose from poverty in New Hampshire to launch the New Yorker, The Log Cabin, and The Tribune. He championed tariffs, liquor laws, worker cooperation, opposed slavery, helped found the Republican party, and died after brain inflammation linked to campaigning and loss.
A reader writes about a bashful young man she has known for years. They walk home together after work, but he never asks to call. She wonders if it would be proper to invite him to her house to get to know him better.
The verse speaks of giving beauty and sweetness to life to receive joy in return. It urges humble giving to the world, noting that grace comes to those who contribute goodness, making each day brighter and more meaningful.
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